A fascinating glimpse into the world of big wave surfing. From ESPN, an interview with Mark Healey; “Self deprecation is part of the play for Healey and his group of non-crazy friends. It’s how they humbly shrug off doing non-crazy things like going left at Waimea or hitching rides on the backs of Great White sharks. But in all seriousness, ask anybody and they’ll tell you, Healey’s the man.”
Video posted 11 May 2012. Sorry about the ad at the beginning of the video but the wait is worth it…
Posted on November 20th, 2011 in inkydeep by inkydeep
For the weekend warrior living in the South West, this weekend gave us an opportunity to sample the swell that surfers had been frothing about during the week. Saturday morning revealed corduroy to the horizon…
Posted on October 22nd, 2011 in inkydeep by inkydeep
In the surf film Seaworthy, Heydon Bunting talks briefly about how as a kid playing in the park he wanted to go on everything; swings, merry-go-round, see-saw etc. He then concludes this segment with the words “its all good… and its how you get the most fun out of the park”. The outstanding surfer then demonstrates this by surfing small and large waves on a variety of surf craft.
Isn’t that what surfing is all about, having fun in the ocean and being open minded to try all sorts of surf craft?
At the recent World Bellyboard Championships, held at Chapel Porth in Cornwall, we couldn’t help but notice the huge fun surfers were having simply being propelled to shore on their wooden bellyboards. We decided there and then that we simply had to get a bellyboard to add to our modest collection of surfboards.
We approached Traditional Surfing Co to seek their advice on the best board for novice bellyboarders. The standard model was the one for us of which we are now proud owners. We are particularly delighted with how good the screen print of the inkdeep icon and logo text is that adorns the nose of the board.
Now we are all set with our bellyboard to help us “get the most fun out of the park”. More info on Traditional Surfing Co and their products can be found on their website – http://www.traditionalsurfing.co.uk/
Seaworthy – Heydon Bunting: “This is an excerpt from Seaworthy, a surfing film by Nathan Oldfield. This section features Heydon Bunting pursuing a more engaged surfing experience through riding a wide range of wave sliding toys.”
Posted on September 20th, 2011 in inkydeep by inkydeep
We are thrilled to announce the launch of our second collection of organic t-shirts.
The new designs are available in our online shop. We have a new page titled “id” http://www.inkydeep.com/id/, here you can find details of the artists and the artwork which appears on our new t-shirts.
Posted on August 7th, 2011 in inkydeep by inkydeep
In support of a good cause on Saturday 6 August we drove down to the village of Sennen in west Cornwall to the Surf Action Surf Fayre. Surf Action is a charity which through surfing helps rehabilitate traumatised and injured Armed Forces and civilian emergency service personal. The charity also helps families of the veterans.The fayre showcased some wonderful local arts, crafts and surfing products including surfboards, clothing and accessories. It was good to meet the guys from Surf Action and catch up with our friend James Otter who had a stand showcasing his beautiful wooden surfboards and hand planes.
The event was well organised; excellent coffee was being served outside, the hall was busy with stalls and visitors, while up in the mezzanine surf films were being screened. With the sun shinning and the happy vibe around the event a good day was had.
Posted on April 22nd, 2011 in inkydeep by inkydeep
This week’s random happenings; a collection of news items that caught our attention.
Most mornings prior to going off to the day job, over a cup of coffee I tweet about surfing or travel news items that I hope are of interest to those who follow inkydeep. Here’s a collection of this week’s random happenings:
Documenting river surfing in Munich
Keep Surfing, documenting Munich river surfing and the associated subculture. Shot in 2009, Keep Surfing was being shown as part of the Australian Festival of German Films.
From The Sydney Morning Herald; “Beautifully shot and deliciously surreal, the film focuses on six of the river’s most hardcore locals, including Quirin Rohleder, who began riding the Eisbach on a boogie board and went on to become a pro surfer, and Walter ”The Janitor” Strasser, a formidably hairy former motorcycle gang member and mechanic who abandoned work to concentrate on river surfing and making didgeridoos in his apartment.”
Picture: SMH. The standing wave on the river Eisbach, Munich.
Boycotting the ASP Longboard Tour
Reigning women’s world longboard champion Cori Schumacher taking a stand against the Association of Surfing Professionals staging an event in Hainan Island, China.
From the Del Mar Times; “I felt like I had two choices: I could go with my reservations and wear a ‘Free Tibet’ shirt, or something trite like that. Or, I could stand up for what I believe in and hopefully call more attention to these issues through a boycott.”
Picture: Del Mar Times. Cori Schumacher, toes on the nose.
Old Guard, New Guard
A look at the young women currently on the ASP Women’s World Tour. From ESPN; “This year, 19 no longer sounds young; it sounds like the norm. Of the 17 women on the elite tour, eight are 20 or younger and six of those eight are currently ranked in the top 10. These girls represent a new era in women’s surfing; one dominated by contest-smart, competitive, well-coached athletes who all believe they can be world champion.”
I was very interested to learn recently of a unique surfing event run by the National Trust; the Boarder Series junior surf competitions. The events are for the environmentally aware surf grom with Under 16 and Under 14 divisions for both boys and girls.
The series starts with the South of the Boarder event in Cornwall on Saturday 16 April at Poldhu Cove (near Helston). The North of the Boarder event is on Saturday 14 May at Crantock Beach, Newquay.
Our responsibility to pick up beach litter is a key theme of the events and is reflected in the competitions unique scoring system, in addition to scoring waves surfed, the amount of litter collected is also scored; one carrier bag of beach litter is worth a point. The litter picking points are added to the surfing points of the first heat.
More on the events, surfing and the NT can be found at the following links;
Posted on December 9th, 2010 in inkydeep by inkydeep
“Why does the world’s greatest surfer get no love?” – Interesting and insightful article about Kelly Slater and surfing on slate.com – “You Should worship Kelly Slater”
Posted on November 14th, 2010 in inkydeep by inkydeep
The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing kicked off on Friday 12 November in Oahu which runs through to the 20 December. The men’s and women’s events for this year are as follows;
Mens event – Reef Hawaiian Pro. Womens event – Cholo’s Womens Hawaiian Pro
12 – 23 November at Ali’i Beach, Haleiwa, Oahu
Mens – O’Neill World Cup of Surfing. Womens – Gidget Pro
24 November – 6 December at Sunset Beach, Oahu
Mens – Billabong Pipe Masters. Womens – Vans Duel for the Jewel
8 December – 20 December at Pipeline, Oahu
The fayre showcased some wonderful local arts, crafts and surfing products including surfboards, clothing and accessories. It was good to meet the guys from Surf Action and catch up with our friend James Otter who had a stand showcasing his beautiful wooden surfboards and hand planes.
Picture: SMH. The standing wave on the river Eisbach, Munich.
Picture: Del Mar Times. Cori Schumacher, toes on the nose.
Picture: ASP. Tyler Wright at Pipeline.
More on the events, surfing and the NT can be found at the following links;
